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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Taj Mahal - Great - Rocked the House |
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Sat, Feb 9 8:00 PM |
efrederic |
Male |
60-69 |
Local |
Unspecified |
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Taj Mahal rocked the house with the blues
Just a great ex[erience |
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A Night to Remember |
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Sat, Feb 9 8:00 PM |
DBM1951 |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Other |
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Last Saturday's Taj Mahal benefit (2/9) concert for the Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory at the Brooklyn Museum of Art was a joy from start to finish. Taj did about fifteen minutes solo w/various stringed instruments, then he brought out members of his old horn section from the early 70's including the Conservatory's own Earl McIntyre and the great Howard Johnson. That's when the fireworks began! Five multi-instrumentalists provided many brass voicings complementing Taj's material over the decades and the grand culmination saw four tubas at once! My 17 year old son had his first experience with Taj Mahal and he could only say, "Now that's a bluesman!" |
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Taj Mahal and 4 tubas spetacular |
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Sat, Feb 9 8:00 PM |
rubinrr |
Male |
60-69 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
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My wife and I haven't seen Taj Mahal perform with the 4 tuba horn section since the 70's. I painted the inside of my home in 1971 listening to "A Little Soulful Tune" and the entire album while 3 NFL games were on. The games wore me out but Taj kept me going. We loved the fact that he opened with "Goin Fishin". He was at his best. |
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Two thumbs up |
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Sat, Feb 9 8:00 PM |
njmo77 |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Individual |
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Great show... great ticketing service |
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The superb Taj Mahal deserved this historic band. |
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Sat, Feb 9 8:00 PM |
SydneyMoshet |
Male |
70+ |
Local |
Family Without Children |
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As my wife and I waited at the elevator, Taj Mahal was escorted in and we and others rode upwith this entourage, spoke briefly to him and shook hands. He was very relaxed , affable, and "comfortable". This naturalness carried over to the stage, where Taj Mahal shared personal experiences as he soloed with banjo,guitar and harmonica.
Then the band, with its great brass instrumentalists, doubling on trombone, trumpet, baritone saxophone and then as 4 tuba players, ( Howard Johnson, Ernie McIntire et al) provided a magnificent match for Mr. Mahal and a lady vocalist as they charmed the audience in understanding that this was a special evening; probably greater than the 1971 Filmore event in San Francisco. Note: It was obvious from the body movement and facial gestures that both the band and Taj Mahal very much enjoyed this engagement.
(Was this event recorded- video or audio?) |
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Great concert! |
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Sat, Feb 9 8:00 PM |
maryculver |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Family With Children |
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Taj Mahal and his band really gave us a great time. We enjoyed our seats on the balcony...great view, good acoustics! Thanks for a wonderful evening! I traveled from Connecticut. It was worth the hassle of train and subway. |
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Great Opportuniy |
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Sat, Feb 9 8:00 PM |
socorrodupre |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Individual |
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It was a great opprtunity to see the legendary Taj Mahal at the Brooklyn Museum. I had never been able to see him and could not believe my luck when I found out he was playing right in my backyard. I live withing walking distance from the museum, am a member and love that auditorium. It could not have been better! And, Taj was awesome! I finally fulfilled one of my dreams thanks to you. I encourage you to plan more events like these. |
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Spectacular Show, Great Venue, no refreshments. |
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Sat, Feb 9 8:00 PM |
bluesky718 |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
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Taj Mahal with the tuba band was phenomenal. The venue was great, and easy to get to. I was hungry when I arrived, coming straight from work, and there wasn't any food available. I guess that I assumed there would be something either in the venue, or within sight of the subway. I would also have enjoyed a beer or a glass of wine.
Please bring more artists like Taj Mahal to Brooklyn.
Many Thanks,
Tim O'Neill |
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Electric Legendary Taj Mahal in Bland Environment |
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Sat, Feb 9 8:00 PM |
paulolsen |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
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The Great Taj Mahal reunited with Howard Johnson and company (4 tubas!) to play many of the songs that exist on Taj Mahal's Fillmore Live record from 1971. The music was great but the environment was a little stiff. The projected Brooklyn Conservatory banner behind the musicians looked square. A lighting director was seriously missed. With such great talent on stage there needed to be swirling colors and moods to compliment this legendary musical reunion. Also, it would have been nice if the Brooklyn Museum were to offer some concessions i.e. wine, beer, soda, water. This is jazz/blue/folk/rock not something stuffy... |
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fantastic |
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Sat, Feb 9 8:00 PM |
laurenyoung1 |
Male |
50-59 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
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Taj Mahal is a legend. |
